When Can a Tracheostomy be Removed?

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When Can a Tracheostomy be Removed?

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In the last blog I shared

DISCHARGING PATIENTS HOME FROM ICU POSES NO ADDED RISK!

You can check out last week’s episode by clicking on the link here.

In this week’s blog I want to answer a question that we get quite frequently from our clients and also from people all over the world that visit our website.

When can a tracheostomy be removed?

Many mechanically ventilated Patients in Intensive Care in an induced coma require a breathing tube/endotracheal tube to facilitate such mechanical ventilation during critical illness.

The goal should always be to wean mechanical ventilation, get a critically ill Patient out of the induced coma, get them extubated (removal of the breathing tube/endotracheal tube) so that they can breathe spontaneously and unaided so that they can leave Intensive Care and eventually go home.

If for whatever reason, weaning off mechanical ventilation and the breathing tube/endotracheal tube fails, a tracheostomy might be considered as a next step.

When is the right time and right situation to do a tracheostomy?

Here are articles and videos that will give you all the knowledge you need if your loved one should have a tracheostomy or not

How Long Can A Breathing Tube Or An Endotracheal Tube Stay In?
HOW LONG SHOULD A PATIENT BE ON A VENTILATOR BEFORE HAVING A TRACHEOSTOMY?
WHAT ARE THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY?
Why Would A Critically Ill Patient In An Induced Coma Need A Tracheostomy In Intensive Care?
Once a tracheostomy has been done, your loved one can hopefully take the first steps to wean off ventilation and tracheostomy!

Once the ventilator has been weaned, then the next step is to remove the tracheostomy!

How does ventilation get weaned when having a tracheostomy?

Here are articles and videos that will explain it for you!

HOW TO WEAN OFF VENTILATION AND TRACHEOSTOMY STEP BY STEP!
TRACHEOSTOMY AND WEANING OFF THE VENTILATOR IN INTENSIVE CARE, HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE?
In most cases, a tracheostomy is temporary, providing an alternative breathing route until other medical issues are resolved. If your loved one needs to remain connected to a ventilator indefinitely, the tracheostomy is often the best permanent solution...

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